I loved it. This is the restored 1932 Lowes State Theater, home to many famous early vaudiville shows, later a motion picture theater, and now lovingly restored and part of the TCC campus. The interior is sublime as well as famous, and I enjoy the shows and events that we have attended here and it amazes me anew each time we go. If there is an event you are interested in, dont hesitate to buy a ticket. You can pick up tickets at the box office at the theater and save a lot in convenience fees, and there is a lot of on street parking as well as several parking garages nearby. There are many great restaurants and hotels nearby as well, its about as good as it gets for a superb facility that is easy to reach and lots of nearby attractions. Highly recommend.

Had a lovely time watching Clay Jenkinson perform here. No bad seats in the house

They opened their doors and were so welcoming of our Chesapeake 3rd graders for a fantastic musical. Well done cast of ~ Spaghetti on a Hotdog Bun!! The kids loved it.

Fun venue. Very accessible. And great entertainment

Small theater so there are no bad seats. Very nice acoustics.

This facility was great. The sound system seemed off a little. Security a little aggressive.

I love this place! My daughter had her recital here.

It was really nice! And I could get around the places with the leg.

Great acoustics. Beautiful place.

Love it here, when I was dancing for 13 years all of my rectiles were here. And for the class rooms there great to

Great show. Love hurrah players.

Won an ACHI Award here for Radio Personality Of The Year

Everything is wonderful about this facility. However, I think they should have a shuttle service for their patrons, especially since many are elderly/disabled.

Excellent theater. And lots of dressing rooms. The view from the balcony was great

Great theatre! First time there and enjoyed Olga Kern immensely. She is an incredible pianist!

I graduated from TCC ELEVATE PROGRAM there . I loved the atmosphere and the beauty of the center. It was beautiful and handicap accessible for my family. Thank you for a most grand celebration ...I could not have expected such a pleasant and fabulous experience!!!

Great event space. Auditorium and rooms upstairs for break out sessions.

We loved The Tidewater Community College Chorale. They presents* A Brief Stroll Through Choral Music History.

The play we saw was great. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The theatre was clean and neat. The staff was very professional and competent to seat hundreds of school children in a timely fashion.

Its a nice mid sized theatre that has a good amount of shows a month. If youre a student at TCC I would recommend going to at least one show.

Theater is very aesthetically pleasing. Its clean. I was there for an orientation so I dont know how it looks when there is a play or performance.

I just preformed there amazing.

Friendly staff. Comfortable seating. Good views of stage from all over.

Very nice clean and good performances

Grandbaby had a recital there blew me away and what was done to the old Lowes theater amazing

It was a wonderful Christmas show.

Attended my neices ballet performance here. It was a great experience! She was FANTASTIC!

Turquoise performancer and dancers were phenomenal. Everyone dance with Elegance. I was truly impressed.

It was beautiful clean easy to get to with parking very close and the sound was great the seating was comfortable it was very intimate also

Took my class there for a play. Great play and the people were nice.

Nice place. Parking sucks

The experience have been great, both my daughters recitals have been there, and the building is really nice and holds a nice crowd.

Had a great time watching Aladdin, performed by the hurrah players. Great venue. The only complaint I had was that the seats were a bit too close together so if someone in the middle seats needed out, the entire row had to get out. Other than that the experience was fantastic. The staff were friendly, funny, and very accommodating. I am excited to go back for another show

Able to see from all seats, sound system good

I truly enjoyed myself

Hurrah for the Holidays was a wonderful Christmassy show! The performers were outstanding, and the stage set up, lights, and sound were fantastic!

Great production this afternoon of the Kings Choir, Celtic Christmas at TCC Roper Theater..

Great venue, easy to get to. No problem parking.

The seats are very comfortable. My fat butt fits very nicely in the seat.

Small theater. Small but comfortable seats. Convenient downtown location. Has a feel of dated elegance.

I enjoyed everything at Roper Performing Arts, just that I was extremely cold the entire day.

Saw A Celtic Christmas by the Kings Choir of Hampton Roads. First class concert with a powerful Christmas message. Be sure to see it in 2018.

The theater itself is pretty decent. I went there recently to watch a performance with a bunch of homeschool families. The ushers were very rude and tried to sit one of my children (ages 6 and 9) at the end of a row and send my other child and me to the other end of the next row. When I said that I couldnt do that, the ushers became rude and said Youre a teacher, you should know how this works. I replied with No, Im a homeschool parent and Im responsible for my children and no one else. I also pointed out several empty seats in rows ahead of us. After that the usher was even more irritable with me. Very unprofessional and dissapointing. I understand that they wanted to fill all of the seats, especially since they were planning to record the performance that day, but the ushers need to understand the difference between a regular school group, and homeschool groups. The performance was not a full audience due to some schools not being able to come due to weather, so needing to fill all seats due to being maxed out wasnt an issue.

Beautiful theatre. Great seating!

Saw ANNIE preformed by the Hurrah Players. It was outstanding.

Always a cozy experience and close to parking garages.

ExCellent arts theater. Parking can be a bit hairy. Get there earlier to find the parking and walking. Even if you dont pay for the premium seating, views arent too bad almost anywhere in the theater.

Great theatre!

Nice little theater tucked away in downtown Norfolk.

Nice place. Good show.

Very special place to me! Very conducive to entertainment in general.

Nice quiet atmosphere to take my online classes tests. Plenty of computers.

Excellent place I really like it nice and quiet and yet the experience there wow

Dedicated on May 10, 1926 as the Lowes State Theater. Originally it seated 2,100 and was utilized for vaudeville, variety shows and also first run movies. Architect was Thomas White Lamb. In the 1950s is was simply known as the Lowes Theater. The theater went dark in the 70s opening again as the Premier a rock club which had a short stint.In 1999 the City of Norfolk as part of a revitalization effort downtown spent 10 million to restore the building to its glory days and make it a premier performing arts center. The new owner TCC used a large portion of the balcony for lecture halls reducing seating from 2,100 to 862.Thankfully the unique ornate details like the chandeliers and gilded boxes. Even the seats were retained. Technology was added during the renovation to make the only downtown performing arts center into a state of the art facility.In 2000 the theater was dedicated as the TCC Jeanne & George Roper Center. Today the theater continues to be a busy venue. Its used by both the owner TCC and the community for live shows and dance performances.I have attended two dance productions and two plays by Hurrah Players over the past ten years. The infrastructure is in marvelous condition and has been superbly maintained by TCC. The sound system is fantastic. As a spectator I find the seats are too close together. I have no information if this is an original layout, or not.The TCC Roper Theater is a downtown Norfolk gem. If not for the City of Norfolk, TCC and Jeanne & George Ropers generous contribution to save and restore the aging vacant building its hard to know whats the future may have been. If you get the opportunity to attend a show, or even just tour I would recommend.

It was awesome

Every seat is a great seat and the sound is always beautiful. This a great theater.

Great venue but hard to get in and out of the venue.

Very nice

Hurrah Performances are always AMAZING...

Made for a fabulous Fathers Day weekend!

Performed there as a musician. Its a nice facility thats close to parking decks.

Beautiful facility

Good seating arrangement.Friendly staff.Prices reasonable.

Love the performance last nite

Participated in a play there. Love the historic value that it carries and its classic ambiance.

Nice old feel

Beautiful performance by GSA students

It was very organized

Perfect venue

Beautiful facility.

A nice venue, but parking is a problem.

Very nice venue for performing arts and shows

Causal depending on the type of show. Great acoustics.

Small theater but well built.

Wonderful beautiful venue...

Beautifully refurbished old theater, excellent acoustics

Love the classic vibe of New York theater in Norfolk.

Beautiful theater with history! Great staff!!

It is a very nice venue

My only complaint is the seat pitch is worse than the cheap seats on cheap airlines.

Very Nice!

Love when Clay Jenkins comes here

Nice adult crowd and this place is always packed

Love this theater

Always a beautiful venue.

Yee

Great place to watch plays!!!

Fantastic venue!

Fantastic venue

Great Margaritas!!

Nice venue and staff

Beautiful venue

Beautiful restored theatre.

Beautiful theater

Incredible Holiday Show

Beautiful theater

Entertainment variety

Lovely theater

Clean, good attentive staff

Great venue.